Tray



L. MYERS.

TRAY.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 15, 1919.

Patented July 6, 1920.

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TRAY.

Application filed October 15, 15H9.

T0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LoUis MYERS, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State ofMichigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Trays, ofwhich the following is a specication, reference being had therein to theaccompanying drawings.

rllhe invention relates to trays such as are used for the carrying ofdishes in restaurants and similar places, and it is the object of theinvention; lirst,to obtain a construction which will to a large extentdeaden the sound; second, one which provides heat insulation for thebottom of the tray; third, a construction which can be cheaplymanufactured and` which is both strong and durable.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a perspective view of a series of trays in nested relation;

Fig. 2 is a vertical cross-section through a pair of nested trays;

Fig. 3 is a similar view showing a modified construction;

Fig. a is a plan view of the outer member of the tray.

il is a pressed sheet metal member, pr'.s erably formed of steel, andbeing providf with a corrugated bottom portion B aint upturned marginaliiange C having a bead D at its upper edge.- E is a second sheet metalmember, preferably formed of alumi-n i.. num and which has a flat bottomportion t spaced from the corrugated bottom B, .a marginal flange Gfitting within the marginal flange C and extending around the bead D, asindicated at H. Between the bottom F of the member E and the bottom B ofthe member A is interposed a sheet of asbestes I or other material.having heat insulating and sound d eadening properties.

With the construction as described the proportion of parts is such thatthe, trays will nest with each other, the thickness of the compositebottom B, I, F being preferably slightly greater than the diameter ofthe bead. Thus when the trays are nested with each other, the bottom Bof the upper tray will contact with the lining F of the lower tray andon account of the asbestos or sound deadening material, very littlevibration will be transmitted. The same is true when dishes, or otherarticles, are placed within the trays as the aluminum Specification ofLetters Patent.

Patented July 6, 1920.

serial No. 230,768.

lining is thin and iiexible and therefore will produce little sound byimpact, while the asbestos beneath forms a cushion absorbing the shock.

rin additional feature of advantage is the heat insulating character ofthe bottom so that where hot dishes are placed on the tray the heat willnot be conducted therefrom with sufiicient rapidity to injure the tableor lother support on which the tray is placed. Still another advantageis that the cost is lessened by the use of a thin aluminum sheet, whileall the requisite strength is imparted to the tray through the pressedsteel member. Moreover, the aluminum Vcon'ipletely protects the steel onits inner face and around the bead, while the other face may bejapanned, galvanized or otherwise provided with a protecting coating.The construction is therefore one which is very useful and can bemanufactured at relatively low cost.

In the modified construction shown in Fig. 3, instead of placing theheat insulating material I between the inner and outer members of thetray, the inner member rests upon the top of the corrugations of theouter member. rlhis will still give a cushioning eEect and a degree ofheat-insulation, inasmuch as the contact between the two members is verylimited.

Vhile I have described the tray as being formed from sheet metal, it isobvious that other materials might be used.

wWhat I claim as my invention is:

l. A tray, comprising a sheet metal member having a bottom and anupwardly-extending marginal flange, a second sheet metal member providedwith a bottom and marginal flange, the flanges of the two membersfitting against each other and the bottoms being spaced from each other,and a filler of cushioning heat-insulating material between the twobottoms.

2. A tray, comprising a pressed sheet metal member having a bottom andan upwardly-extending marginal iiange extending thereabout, said flangeterminating in a bead, a second pressed sheet metal member forming alining for the first-mentioned member and also provided with a bottomand marginal flange, said flange fitting against the flange of thefirst-mentioned member and extending around the bead thereof, thebottoms of the two members being spaced from each other, and a filleror' cushioning heatinsulating material between said bottoms.

A tray, comprising a pressed sheet metal member having a corrugatedbottom and an upturned marginal iiange extending thereabout, said flangeterminating in a bead at its upper edge, a second pressed sheet metal"member having a plane bottom spaced vfrom said corrugated bottom, and

a marginal flange fitting against the mar-v ginal langelotthefirst-mentioned memberVv and vextending around the bead thereof,

and a liller of cushioning heat-insulating material resting upon thecorrugated bottom of the lower member bearing in the plane bottom of theupper member.

,4e A tray, comprising a cooperating pair of pressed sheet Vmetalmembers, each hav-F ing a bottom and an upturned marginal Vflangeextending thereabout, terminating in abead at its upper edge,one of saidmembersbeing formed of pressed steel and having the bottointhereoilcorrugated, and

the other otsaid members being formed of Valuminum and having a planebottom, the

flange of the aluminum member fitting against and extending ai'ound'thecorruga-V tion of the ange of the steel member and the plane bottombeing spaced from the corrugated bottom, and a liller of cushioningheat-insulating material such as asbestos being Yarranged between thebottoms.`

5. A tray, comprising a pair of coperating pressed sheet metal members,the'lower member having a corrugated bottom and an i images upturnedmarginal flange extendingthereabouttermniating in a bead at its upperedge and the upper member having a plane bottom spacedv'rom the bottomof the lower member, a marginal flange fitting against the marginalflange of the lower member VandV extending around the bead thereof, andarller of cushioning heat-insulating Vmaterial such Vas asbestos betweenthe bot-V spacedvand for permitting the weight ofthe superposed trayresting on the bottom of the lower tray. y

7. The combination with a pair of nested trays Yeach comprising a memberhaving a bottom and an upwardly-extending marginal Harige terminating ina bead at its upper edge and means for reinforcing said bottom,

said reinforcing means having la thickness slightly in excess oi" thediameter of `said bead, whereby engagement of the beadro one tray withthat of the other tray is prevented. i Y

In testimony whereof I aiiix myzsignature.

LOUIS MYERS.

